Horseshoe-pad.



C. W. DUNNING.

HORSESHOE PAD.

APPucATloN HLED1UNE2B,1915.

l, 169,324, Patented Jan. 25,- 1916.

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CHARLES WILLIAM DUNNING, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

HORSESHOE-PAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan, 19M.

Application led Junei28, 1915. Serial No. 38,366.

My invention relates to horse shoe pads y. capable of being secured onthe hoofs of;-

horses conjointly with the metallic shoes and permanently held thereonby common means.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an anti-slipping padespecially adapted to cushion the feet against impact and jar andintegrally formed of a good quality of rubber which may be convenientlyand easily placed in position on the hoof between the horse shoe and thehoof.

A further object consists in the provision of means whereby sufficientsuction may be created in the center of the pad beneath the frog of thefoot so as to prevent the slipping thereof on wet or smooth pavements.

I am aware that Letters Patent of the United States have been grantedupon devices for this same purpose, reference being had particularly tothe Patent No. 503,849 to one Hallanan, dated Aug. 22, 1893, but I amnot aware that a pad embodying the particularly valuable featureshereinafter disclosed has ever been before used or known.

Vith reference to the drawings, in which similar characters of referenceindicate the same parts throughout the several views, Figure l is anelevation of my pad shown in position on the hoof in connection with theordinary type of metallic shoe. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan of the same withthe metallic shoe partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionof Fig. 2 on the line 3 3. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the same onthe line 4 4.

The particular form of pad disclosed in the Letters Patent hereinbeforedescribed, consists of a central cushion member to which is secured afiat flanged member of leather, the latter member being interposd n mypad, which conforms to the shape of the foot, the entire structure isintegral and formed of a yieldable grade of rubber so that al1 portionsof the foot are equally protected against impact and jar. The flatfiange l is adapted to receive the metallic shoe 2, is on the upper sideof the pad in direct contact vwith the hoof 3, and is substantiallythicker at the heel than at the front for the purpose of providingadditional resiliency at the points of greatest impact, this,

being a valuable improvement in such devices and the difference inthickness gradually increasing in the direction of the heel.

In the center of the pad beneath the frog of the foot a pocket is formedwhich has a Ybottom of relatively thinner cross section than the flangel, for the purpose of providing sufiicient elasticity beneath 'thesensitive portion of the foot, and also of serving to create a slightsuction in the pocket when the foot is placed on the pavement. Thisfeature, in addition to forming a cushion for the sensitive portion ofthe foot, also assists in rendering the pad anti-slipping in character.The walls of the pocket 4 form bead 5 which depends from the flange lwhen the pad is in position on the foot, and the bottom side of the beadis serrated to prevent its slipping.

rihe shoe is placed on the pad with the bottom thereof substantiallylower than that of the bead 5, the heel portion being lower than thefront, and the nails 6 which hold the shoe in place also serve to holdthe pad firmly on the foot. rIlle bead 5 fits snugly into the horse shoeand in contact with the inner curved side thereof, thus preventing amovement of the pad on the foot in the event that the holes throughwhich the nails are inserted should become worn or enlarged. A backingof heavy canvas 7 is suitably formed on and integral with the upper faceof the fiange l and extends over the entire area of the upper portion ofthe pad, thus serving to hold the rubber firmly against breakage orcracking, due to eX- cessive wear, strain or conditions of they weather.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desireLetters Patent for, is z* l. A pad for horse shoes integrally formed ofrubber with a fiat flanged portion extending over the entire area of thefoot and gradually increasing in thickness from the front to the heel, adepending bead arranged beneath the frog of the foot and fitting theinner curve of the horse shoe, and a relatively thin and'highlyresilient inner flat portion forming a cushion for the frog of the foot.

2. A pad for horse shoes consisting of an ed to be interposed betweenthefoot and the horse shoe and secured to the foot, sai'd` flange beingsubstantially thicker at the front than and tapered toward the heel andprovided with a heavy canvas backing, said bead extending downwardlyfrom said flange to a point substantially lower than the shoe andforming a pocket therewithin, and the bottom of said pocketbeing-relatively thinner than said flange and resilient for cushioningthe sensitive portions of the foot and for preventing the slipping ofthe i pad, as set forth. 3. A pad for horse shoes consisting of anlntegral flange and bead reinforced by a heavy canvas backing forpreventing the breaking thereof and formed of rubber, said flange ybeingof varying thickness at different points for providing additionalresiliency beneath the points of greatest impact,

lsaid bead extending downwardly therefrom to a point substantially lowerthan the shoe land forming a pocket therewithin, and the bottom of saidpocket being relatively thinner than said flange for providing arnaXimum resiliency beneath the frog of the foot.

i CHARLES WILLIAM nonnina Witnesses: Y 'Y AN NnV HAiTENSTEIN, J; D.HASKIN.

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